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Chartres west side, right portal, tympanum

• First archivolt: Pythagorus, Music, then 6 angels (not all seen)
• Second archivolt: Priscian or Donatus, Grammar, Ptolomy, Astronomy, Boethius or Pythagorus.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

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Chartres, north side, right portal. These are OT types or prefigurements of Christ.

JAMB Figures

Right:
• Jesus ben Sirach, standing on the temple whose reconstruction was wrongly attributed to him;

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

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Chartres, North side, right portal

INNER ARCH

• Third archivolt: life of Judith (prefiguring

Right:
† Head of Holofernes
† Judith speaks with King Ozias, rebukes him for surrendering the town;

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Chartres west side, right portal, right hand side (L - R)

• Apostle
• Unknown OT figure
• Unknown OT figure

original (4295137767)

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Album: Chartres-Cathedral

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Chartres west side, right portal, tympanum

• First archivolt: Pisces (fish), Gemeni (twins)
• Second archivolt: Aristotle, Dialectic

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Chartres, north side, right portal

LINTEL

Detail: Solomon judges the two women and the baby; servant draws sword to slay child on the far left.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

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Chartres west side, right portal, tympanum

• First archivolt: Pythagorus [head only, lower left], Music, then angel
• Second archivolt: Priscian or Donatus, Grammar, Ptolomy.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #Archivolt #cathedral #date estimate #Detail #exterior #liberal arts #Right #tympanum #west side

Chartres, north side, right portal, archivolt

OUTER ARCH

• First archivolt: August harvest, September tread grapes, October sowing, November knock down acorns for pig
• Second archivolt: Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Saggitarius [centaur or archer]

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Chartres, south side, right--"Bay of the Confessors"

TYMPANUM and LINTEL

Christ flanked by two angels.

Left side

• Martin lies asleep with his servant. He sees Christ wearing half of the cloak (the other half which Martin kept can be seen on the wall above his sleeping form, but not in this image).

Right side:

•St. Nicholas' bier provides healing oil which oozes from him. Pilgrims are applying the oil, and have containers in which to bear some away.

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Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #Saint Nicholas #TCS-photo #cathedral #Right #south side #unrestored